Ontario public pay
Don Chin
Senior Policy Advisor at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2018 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $139,174.50
- Taxable benefits
- $166.95
- Total disclosed
- $139,341.45
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$10,196 (+7.9%)8years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$10,196 (+7.9%)8years on
the list
Among 920 people with the title “Senior Policy Advisor” in 2025
Paid more than 93% of them. Their median: $125,580.
$139,175$100,038$239,715
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
186th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$139,175$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 73% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$139K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $103,588 | $108,663 |
| 2019 | $104,542 | $107,819 |
| 2020 | $106,627 | $111,951 |
| 2021 | $110,339 | $118,161 |
| 2022 | $110,151 | $113,743 |
| 2023 | $113,111 | $112,593 |
| 2024 | $128,978 | $122,063 |
| 2025 | $139,175 | $125,580 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $139,175 | $167 | +$10,196 |
| 2024 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $128,978 | $154 | +$15,867 |
| 2023 | Finance / FinancesSenior Policy Advisor / Conseiller principal en politiques · moved here | $113,111 | $145 | +$2,960 |
| 2022 | FinanceSenior Economist | $110,151 | $143 | −$188 |
| 2021 | FinanceSpecial Policy Advisor and Executive Assistant | $110,339 | $143 | +$3,712 |
| 2020 | FinanceSenior Economist | $106,627 | $139 | +$2,085 |
| 2019 | FinanceSenior Economist | $104,542 | $139 | +$954 |
| 2018 | FinanceSenior Economist | $103,588 | $156 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal